Gibson County Indiana
OBITUARY, HENRY GIBSON WHEELER
DIED FEBRUARY 14, 1895

[Father: William H. Wheeler]
[Mother: Sarah Ann Neill]

[Grandparents: Payton Wheeler and Catharine Key]
[Great Grandparents:  James and Elizabeth Welch Wheeler]

    Thursday morning, about 8 o'clock,
Henry Wheeler, an old and respected citi-
zen, departed this life, after a sickness of
several weeks with typhoid fever, aged
nearly 56 years. His life was spent in this
county, being mainly engaged in farming,
though at one time he was engaged in the
sawmill business. In 1860 he was married
to Miss Mary B. McClure, who with one
son--Lon, now is business in Hazleton--
survives him. At the time of his death Mr.
Wheeler was and had been for many years
a member of Enon G.B. Church. He was a
man of positive character who made warm
friends and will be long and sincerely
mourned by a large circle of friends and
acquaintances. The funeral was held Sat-
urday morning, interment being in Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
     After many days suffering with ty-
phoid fever, all that was mortal of Henry
G. Wheeler, at 7:40 o'clock this morning,
ceased to be and his soul took its flight to
God, who gave it. He had been quite low
for many days and the family and friends
had hoped for the best but the weary body
could not withstand the ravages of the
dread disease.
    Mr. Wheeler was born April 26,
1839. In 1860 he was united in marriage
to Mary B. McClure and of this union two
children, a son and daughter were born.
The daughter, Alma, was called home
when just budding young womanhood; the
son, Lon, a prominent young businessman
of Hazleton, together with the wife and
mother, still surviving.
    Mr. Wheeler was a member of the
Enon General Baptist church, having joined
that church many years ago. He was a
man of excellent business qualifications
and possessed of an indomitable will.
While possessed of some peculiar traits of
character--as who is not--he was a man of
many generous impulses, a good neighbor
and a kind and indulgent husband and fa-
ther.
    The stricken mother and son have
the sympathy of a large circle of friends in
their bereavement and by none is sympa-
thy more sincerely extended than by the
NEWS.
    The funeral will take place from the
residence on West State Street Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. Interment in Odd
Fellows Cemetery.



------------------------------------------------------------------

    File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by :
Roy Wheeler <rwheeler@itctel.com>
(© 1997 Roy Wheeler )

USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any
 format for profit or other presentation. Material may be freely used by
non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied
material, *and* permission is obtained from the contributor of the file.

-----------------------------------------------------------